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Enhancing the climate resilience of Africa’s Infrastructure: the roads and bridges sector (Inglês)

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A dependable road network has the potential to move Africa’s economy forward, and to ensure everyone across the region can access opportunity and services. However, road infrastructure is particularly vulnerable to climate change. In Africa, most projections... Exibir mais +A dependable road network has the potential to move Africa’s economy forward, and to ensure everyone across the region can access opportunity and services. However, road infrastructure is particularly vulnerable to climate change. In Africa, most projections are showing that higher temperatures, increased precipitation, and flooding will push an already stressed road system to the limit. As it prepares to invest heavily in infrastructure, the region has a unique opportunity to anticipate the consequences of a changing climate by retrofitting existing roads and adapting new ones. To support resilience in the road sector, a new World Bank study helps planners determine the most cost-effective and appropriate adaptation pathway under a variety of climate scenarios.
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